Trocha-cutter.



G. F. NELSON '& J. H.\BE'AN.

TROGHA CUTTER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 28, 1905 Patented Dec. 27

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. ATTORNEYS WITNESS:

snares rrri star F. NELSON AND JOSEPH H. BEAN, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

TROCHA-CUTTER.

Spccifieationof Letters Patent.

Patentet Bee. 2?, 1910.

Application filed April 28, 1905. Serial No. 257,910.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, GEORGE F. NELsoN and Josnrrr H. BEAN, both citizens of the United States, residing at vVashington, in

' the District of Columbia, have invented a structions or trochas, arranged in advance o'I' breastworks or fortifications.

At the present time an attacking party is obliged to send a limited number oftroops in advance with a hand operated wire cutter, for the purpose of cutting away the trocha or barb wire obstruction, and this method in addition to being extra-hazardous, is slow and necessarily limited in reference to its scope.

The object of our invention, therefore, is to equip the bayonet with a wire cutterof such construction that it will not interfere with any of the proper functions or" the bayonet or rifle and which can be used for the purpose of quickly cutting the wire by simply making a thrust, the bayonetserving to guide the wire into contact with the wire cutter and the impetus of the thrust will bring the ,wire cutter into effective operation thereby quickly cutting the wire.

Another object of the invention is to provide a wire cutter of such construction that, as soon as one cutting operation has been accomplished, all of the parts will be inimediately returned to their normal positions ready for-another operation.

Another object of the invention is to pro Vide a wire cutter which can be quickly and easily attached to and detached from the bayonet, ,which can be permanently connected to the bayonet at the time of its manufacture.

\Vith these objects in View, and certain others, as will hereinafter appear, the invention consists essentially in providing the bayonet with a wire cutter. i

The invention also consists in providing the wire cutter which can be quickly and easily attached to and detached from the bayonet, and the invention consists also in providing a bracket adapted to be arranged upon the h lt of the bayonet, said brac' ket two wire cutting members, one of 'trocha or wire cutter.

view showing a.

which is pivoted and spring actuated, and the anvention consists also in the novelties of construction, and combination, here1nafter fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification Figure 1 is a faceview of a bayonet-provided with our construction of Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the reverse side of the bayonet. Fig. 8 is a perspective View of the cutter detached from the bayonet. Fig. 4 is a slight modification in which the cuttingcedges work past each other, thereby shearing the wire. Fig. 5 is a view showinga slightly modified form,

comprising two pivoted cutting blades. Fig.

6 shows another modification having two rotary cutters. Fig. 7 shows still another modification. 8 and 9 show details of construction. I

It is obvious that our invention may be applied to the bayonet, atthe time of manufacture or'it may be applied thereto subsequently and in practice, we prefer to em ploy a dropped, forged bracket A, recessed at A, to receive and lit snugly upon the bayonet, the bottom of the said bracket resting upon the hilt B, of the bayonet B, and a spring catch C carried by tl' e bracket is adapted to engage the lower edge of the hilt and securely hold the bracket upon the bayonet. The bracket A is formed with a wire receiving notch or opening'D, adjacent one end thereof, thereby providing the bracket lug E, upon which is mounted a rotary cutter disk or wheel It. The edge of the notch or openingD adjacent the bayonet, is curved as shown at D, so that when the said bayonet is thrust across the wire to be out, said wire is' guided down into the opening 1), toward the cutter disk or wheel E, andpivoted to the bracket, adjacent the opposite end, is acutting blade G, thecut ting edge of which is, curved upon the arch of a circle and'is adaptedto co -act with the cutting edge of the disk or wheel, for the bayonet is thrust forward and the forward movement of the bayonet, forcing the wire into contact with the cutting edges also serves to swing the cutting blade upon its pivot, thereby completing the cutting operation, and

z; will be noted that the forward end of the curved cutting edge of the blade, rests slightly above the lower edge of the bayonet so that the said cutting edge also serves to guide the wire toward the cutting disk, so that the cutting operation begins from the moment the wire is caught between the cutting blade and disk and the continued forward movement of the bayonet, causes the cutting operation to be completed.

A spring II carried by the swinging cutter blade G, bears upon the hilt of the bayo net and serves to throw the cutting-blade, to its normal or open position, the moment that the cutting operation has been conr pleted, and in practice, we prefer to connect this spring to the swinging blade, by recessing the pivotal end of said lade and locating the upturned end of the spring therein, the pivotal bolt G, serving to hold said spring in place and also pivotally connecting the cutting blade to the bracket.

From the foregoing description, taken in' connection with the accompanying draw ing, it will'be seen that we provide, a simple, durable and eificient form of wire cutter, which can be quickly and easily attached to the ordinary bayonet, now in common use,

and by means of which, wire obstructions can be quickly and easily severed by simply giving the bayonet a quick thrust along the wire to be cut, thereby bringing the wire into contact with the cutting devices.

In Fig, 4, we have shown a slight modification in which the cutting edge of the blade works behind the cutting edge of the disk or wvheel hereby shearing the wire.

In Fig. 5, we have shown a cutter comprising two cutting blades, I, adapted to coact with each other, this construction of cutter beingemployed for cutting wire of extra thickness. In this form of cutter the bracket A? is extended to one side as'shown at A, and provided with an additional spring catch C, which engages the end of the hilt and holds the bracket securely in position at that end.

In Fig. 6, we have illustrated a stillfurther modification, in which the two cutting disks are employed and in Fig. 7, we show a still further modification consisting of a which works a guide pin N, fastened to the bracket and surroundmg this p111, and

bearing upon the bracket, and band is the coil spring 0, the purpose of which is to throw the band forward the moment the cutting operation is completed, it being understood that as the wire is forced, into contact with the cutting edges, the blade is forced rearwardly thereby forcin the cutting blades through the wire an the'moment the cutting operation is completed, the spring will return the parts to their normal or open position.

These modifications have been shown and describedifor the purpose of showing the various forms in which our invention can.

be embodied, but in practice, we have found the construction illustrated in Figs. 1, 2

and 3, to be highly efficient and thoroughly practical.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination with an offensive weapon, of a cutting device carried thereby, said cutting device having two co-acting cutting members, one of which is movable, said movable cutting member being arranged obliquely across one edge of said offensive weapon whereby said weapon will serve to direct the article to be cut to the cutting device, the introduction of the article serving to bring the cutting members into operation, as set forth.

2. The combinat on with an offensive weapon, of a wire cutting device detachably' connected to the hilt of said weapon, said cutting device having two co-acting cutting members, one of which is movable, the edge of, said movable member being arranged obliquely to and. across the weapon whereby said weapon serves to direct the wire to the cutting device, the introduction of sa1d wire servln pose set forth.

3. The combination with a bayonet, of a cutting device connected to the hilt end of said bayonet, said cutting device comprising a bracket and a'pair of cutting members,

"the cutting edge of one of the members beserves to guide the wire to the cuttingwheol' and blade.

5. In a device of the kind described, a wire cutting device adapted totbe connected to the hilt of a bayonet, said cutting device comprising a bracket, a cutting blade pivoted to the bracket and a cutting disk carried by the bracket and adapted to; eta-act with. the cutting blade to cut the wire, sa1d parts being so constructed and arranged that when placed upon the hilt of the bagonet to bring the cutting I members into operatlve action, for the pur .ie cutting edge of the blade will be oblique said carrying means, one of said cuttin v members extendin obliquely across sai guiding member wiereby the article to be out can be guided into and between said cutting members, the introduction of the article serving to move said cutting members together for the purpose of severing the said article.

7. The combination With a guiding member, of a carrying means adapted to be arranged thereon, a pair of cutting members carried by said carrying member and means for normally holding said cutting members apart, one of said cutting members being adapted to extend obliquely across the edge of said guiding member'when the carrying member is' arranged thereon said guiding member serving to direct the wire to be .cut between said "c'uttin members, the introduction of said artic e serving to move the cuttin members together for the purpose specified r GEORGE F. NELSON. JOSEPH H. BEAN.

Witnesses:

L. D. KILBORN, CHAS. C. MYERS. 

